Flagpole support



Oct; 31, 1939. c. s. BOCK 2,178,466

FLAGPOLE SUPPORT Filed Nov. 4. 1937 Patented Oct. 31, 1939 2 17 4 FLAGPOLE SUPPORT Charles S. Bock, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Andrew Hoffman, Chicago, Ill.

Application November 4, 1937, Serial No. 172,844

' 5 Claims. (01. 116-173) My invention relates to the supports usually latter would be maintained in vertical position employed in mounting fiagpoles on buildings and relative to the support. However, in case atother elevated structures, and main object is to tention to the pole becomes necessary, the latter provide a support which facilitates the disposal may be swung down by hand to lie close to the 5 of the flagpole in a position leaning forward over roof or top of the supporting structure. 5. the street or other space in front of the struc- When, as during a holiday or festive occasion, ture, so that the flag may be in full view. A well the flag is raised and the building or supporting known form of flagpole support is found in the structure is tall, it becomes difiicult to notice or patent to Carr No. 1,132,303 dated March 16, obtain a full view of the flag from the street 1915, and it is a further object of this invention below, so that the conventional flagpole support 10;

to provide an improvement in supports of this does not render a satisfactory service in such type instance. The purpose would be served if the A further object of the invention is to utilize pole were tilted forward to extend partially over the conventional type of support, yet so improve the street, but the manner in which the pole is the same that it may serve the additional purfixed in the standard support does not permit 15, pose above referred to. such an adjustment. As seen in Fig. 2, the clamp A still further object of the invention is to E3 is transversely perforated with an oblong slot provide the invention as a replacement of the I3a which is adapted to be in alinement with a key employed in the standard flagpole support, pair of similar slots Ifla made in the standards 0 so that the latter need not be altered or'changed Id. Ordinarily, when the flagpole is in the verin any manner. tical position and the three slots are in aline- Another object of the invention is to design ment, a key is passed through them, one end the novel improvement along the lines of exof the key receiving a pin or bolt, while the other treme simplicity, economy and adaptability. is slotted to receive a wedge which when driven With the above object in View and any others down serves to gather the standards toward each 25 which may suggest themselves from the descripother, and hold the support together more firmly. tion to follow, a better understanding of the in- This fastening means is satisfactory as far as vention may be had by reference to the accomlocking the pole in the vertical position is conpanying drawing, in which-- cerned and releasing the same when desired Fig. 1' is a side view of the standard support by the removal of the keyto permit the pol 30.

with my improvement attached and with the to be swung down. flagpole in upright position. In the improved form, the support is used in Fig. 2'is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1. its identical condition, except that the key is Fig. 3 is a view similar to Figl, but showing replaced by a frame composed of a pair of angle the improved support with the flagpole in a leanbars of identical construction. These bars are 35 mg, position; and indicated at 19 and 20, and their end portions Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the units are indicated at I9a. and 20a. When the flagentering into the improvement. pole is in upright position, the bar I9 may be In the conventional flagpole support, as deinserted through the series of alined slots in the picted in the patent referred to, the flagpole is same manner as the key in the old form of sup- 40 t ly m un d in th supp t. s as to be port, and the bar 20 applied on the outside to b t i a position to eXtend Vertically and t complete the frame, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. be swung d wn in Case the p needs cleaning In such event, the wedge is applied in the angle or other attention. As seen i F l, the Support of the bar I9, as indicated at 2!, the securing comprises a pair of laterally-spaced standar means at the opposite end of the bar being a bolt 45 W having Spreadtoward the base and bemg 22. A similar bolt 23 secures the opposite end there connected by spacer bolts of the bar 20 with the section I9a. of the bar I9.

A shaft I2 is horizontally journaled in the A s now constituted, the fastening does not difupper ends of the standards, the medial portion fer functionally from the old one the bar 20 of this shaft having secured to it a double-jawed merely serving as a surplus part. clamp I3 for the inner section I4 of the flagpole, However, in case it is desired to tilt the flagbolts Ma serving to secure the jaws of the clamp.

The clamp 13 is formed with dual weights '5 pole, the novel frame assumes a more extensive at the bottom which is calculated to slightly function- Thus, as Seen in 3 the bar is overbalance the flagpole, so that ordinarily the Passed through the Slot I30 0f the flagpole Clamp, 55

while the bar 20 is passed through the slots Hla of the standards I0, both bars being arranged as before to form a frame with overlapping ends.

It is how seen that the ends of the frame serve as brackets to flx the flagpole clamp in the inclined position when the bolts andwedge have been reapplied. Owing to the difference in the plane of the slot l3a from that of the slots I00, when the tilted fastening is made, the end portions 19a and 20a of the frame bars are given shortrbends 19b and 2022, so that they are adapted to the positions of the slots.

It will be seen from the above description that I have provided an appliance for the flagpole equipment which not only permits the flagpole to be given the upright and lowered positions,.but also'the forward leaning position in order that it may be easily seen from the: street below. This position is of additional advantage in respect to the flag, as the latter spreads more fully when the pole is inclined, allowing a greater portion of its surface to be seen. Further, the appliance only adds one major part to the previous equip ment and is altogether a simple assembly to handle store or ship. Finally, it will be evident that the cost of producing the replacement is relatively low in comparison to that of the flagpole or its support, so that the appliance should be within the reach of any establishment desirous of employing a replacement having the advantages described. I

I claim:

1. The combination with a support, a flagpole pivoted in poised position between the sides of said support, the flagpole and said sides having perforations therethrough which register when said flagpole is upright; of a quadrilateral frame having aside portion extendingthroughsaid registered perforations when said flagpole is upright, a second side portion of said frame spanning adjacent sides of said flagpole and support, end portions of said frame connecting said side portions and overlying the sides of said support, said frame being composed of angle bars, and means to secure the angle bars together.

2. The structure of claim 1, those legs of said angle bars which are opposite the sides of the support terminating with bends effective to deflect the other side of the frame away from the plane of the latter.

3. In a flagpole and support therefor, said flagpole being pivoted to said support, said flagpole and support having perforations therethrough which are positioned to register when said flagpole is upright and to be out of registry when said flagpole is tilted; a frame having a pair of parallel side portions and at least one end portion detachably connecting said side portion together at one end thereof, one of said side portions being adapted to be passed through said registering perforations to maintain said flagpole upright, the other side portion being then adaptemsae ed to span adjacent sides of said flagpole and support, said first side portion being so formed as to be freely slidable in said perforations and readily removable therefrom whereby said flagpole can be tilted, and when in such tilted position one of said side portions being adapted to be extended through said perforation in said flagpole and the other side portion being adapted to be extended through said perforations in said support whereby to maintain said flagpole in said tilted position.

4. In a flagpole and support therefor, said flagpole being pivoted to said support, said flagpole and support having perforations therethrough which are positioned to register when said flag pole is upright and to be out of registry when said flagpole is tilted; a frame having a pair of parallel side portions and at least one end portion connecting said side portions together at one end thereof, one of said side portions being adapted to be passed through said registering perforations to maintain said flagpole upright, the other side portion being then adapted to span adjacent sides of said flagpole and support, said first side portion being so formed as to be freely slidable in said perforations and readily removable there from whereby said flagpole can be tilted, and when in such tilted position one of said side portions being adapted to be extended through said perforation in said flagpole and the other side portion being adapted to be extended through said perforations in said support whereby to maintain said flagpole in said tilted position, one of said side portions being offset to a higher plane than the other side portion.

5. In a flagpole and support therefor, said flagpole being pivoted to said support, said flagpole and support having perforations therethrough which are positioned to register when said flagpole is upright and to be out of registry when said flagpole is tilted; a frame having a pair of parallel side portions and at least one end portion connecting said side portions together at one end of said frame, one of said side portions being adapted to be passed through said registering perforations to maintain said flagpole upright, the other side portion being then adapted to span adjacent sides of said flagpole and support, said first side portion being so formed as to be freely slidable in said perforations and readily r removable therefrom whereby said flagpole can be tilted, and when in such tilted position one of said side portions being adapted to be extended through said perforation in said flagpole and the other side portion being adapted to be extended through said perforations in said support whereby to maintain said flagpole in said tilted position, and a second end portion detachably connecting the side portions together at the other end of the frame.

CHARLES S. BOCK. 

